{"product_id":"howard-johnson-stock-certificate-1972-100-shares-orange","title":"Howard Johnson Stock Certificate 1972 – 100 Shares, Orange","description":"\u003cp\u003e📸 \u003cstrong\u003ePlease Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e This listing is for the exact certificate shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA cancelled Howard Johnson Company certificate, number N196913, for 100 shares and dated 22 May 1972. The bright orange design shows the chain's Simple Simon and the Pieman logo and the facsimile signature of Howard B. Johnson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚡ \u003cstrong\u003eExtreme Index: 6.2 \/ 10\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy it's extreme:\u003c\/em\u003e A share of the orange-roof empire that fed America's highways, with the Simple Simon and the Pieman logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; drama (30%):\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScarcity (25%):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5\/10 (our estimate; Numista does not rate stock certificates)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWow factor (20%):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge (15%):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition (10%):\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\/10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Extreme Index is Extreme Banknotes' own collector score based on history, scarcity, curiosity, age and condition — it is not a valuation or investment rating.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📦 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded Certificate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e22 May 1972 Howard Johnson Company – 100 shares of common stock, no. N196913\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📖 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory and Significance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoward Deering Johnson opened a drugstore soda fountain in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1925, became famous for his 28 flavours of ice cream and opened the first Howard Johnson's restaurant in 1929. Its orange roofs became a landmark of American highways, and the first Howard Johnson's motor lodge followed in 1954. The company went public in 1961, and his son Howard B. Johnson ran it from 1959. By 1975 there were more than 1,000 restaurants and over 500 motor lodges, before the British Imperial Group bought the company in 1979. The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closed in 2022, but the name lives on as a Wyndham hotel brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🎨 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e orange \"100 Shares\" border and an engraved seated woman holding a branch, flanked by two panels with the Simple Simon and the Pieman logo and a lamplighter scene; \"Howard Johnson Company\" in its famous lettering, the Maryland corporate seal dated 1961 and the facsimile signature of Howard B. Johnson as President.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e the transfer form, signed and stamped for the transfer, with \"CUST\" and \"OTW-2\" transfer stamps dated 7 December 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔍 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cancelled (redeemed) common stock certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompany:\u003c\/strong\u003e Howard Johnson Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncorporated:\u003c\/strong\u003e State of Maryland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 May 1972\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShares:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 shares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCertificate number:\u003c\/strong\u003e N196913\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSigned (facsimile):\u003c\/strong\u003e Howard B. Johnson, President\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCUSIP:\u003c\/strong\u003e 442672 10 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Security-Columbian Banknote Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Guide:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXF (Extremely Fine) \/ Cancelled.\u003c\/strong\u003e An unfolded certificate with crisp paper and sharp engraving. Like every redeemed certificate it was cancelled by the transfer agent, so it shows punch-hole cancellations and transfer stamps, mainly on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCancelled certificates are collectibles only. 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